Vol. XXXX No. 7 Fremont, California Thursday, March 3, 2005

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OFFICE OF THEPRESIDENT

OHLONE COLLEGE

PRESIDENT’S POSITIONON PROPOSAL

TO PROVIDE FIREARMSTO CAMPUS POLICE

The Ohlone Community CollegePolice Department has requestedof me a change in policy so that thechief of the department and the(one) sworn police officer be au-thorized to carry firearms. Thisproposal has been presented to the

Treadway says no to guns for campus policeEDITOR’S NOTE – One of

the most controversial issues oncampus this semester has beenthe request by campus police tocarry guns. Student, faculty andstaff groups have held discus-sions and voted support or oppo-sition. Police Chief Steve Fajardohas spoken to numerous groupsto build support for his request tocarry guns. Wednesday nightOhlone President DougTreadway issued his decision onthe issue by way of email to thecampus community. Here it is.

College Council for a recommen-dation. Each of the constituentgroups of the Council took a voteon this proposal. The Council de-cided in its most recent meetingthat the votes of the member orga-nizations would stand and the Coun-cil itself would not make an inde-pendent recommendation to thecollege president. The pattern ofvoting did not generally show sup-port for the proposal.

During the time this matter hasbeen under consideration, I havemet with not only the College Coun-cil but also the college chief of

safety and security and the chief ofthe police department for the Cityof Fremont. I attended an opencollege forum on this subject andreceived e-mails from concernedindividuals on both sides of thequestion. I have contacted othercommunity colleges to determinethe status of their campus-basedpolice departments.

After full consideration, I havedecided not to request of the Boardof Trustees a change in policy thatwould have the sworn officers ofthe campus police department carryfirearms. I am at this time confi-

dent that should there be an inci-dent on campus where a firearm orother deadly weapon is involved,the city police would arrive within3-5 minutes to effectively deal withthe situation.

I am also confident that our chief,police officer and the security of-ficers currently on our staff are nowdoing and will continue to do anexcellent job. They are keeping ussafe and secure and they have myunqualified respect and support.Should conditions change in thefuture, I am of course prepared toreconsider the proposal.

World Forum:democracyvs. terrorism

Dr. Steven Zunes signs a copy of his book after World Forum in Epler Gym.Photo by Shari Wargo

By OLIVIA SPERANZAOpinion editor

Where does terrorism comefrom? What is the best way to pre-vent another terrorist attack? Arewe winning the war on terrorism?

These were some of the ques-tions addressed during Ohlone’sfirst World Forum in Epler Gym-nasium last Thursday.

An audience of more than 700students, faculty and communitymembers heard Dr. Steven Zunes,professor of Middle eastern Stud-ies at the University of San Fran-cisco, talk about Afghanistan, thewar in Iraq and terrorism.

Ohlone President Dr. DougTreadway organized the WorldForum to promote understandingof world events in the Ohlone com-munity. Originally two speakerswere scheduled Thursday to give

divergent perspectives on the is-sues, but one of the speakers can-celed. Zunes spoke for about 50minutes, leaving only a few min-utes for questions. He remained inthe gym after the forum to answermore questions and sign copies ofhis recent book.

One of Zunes’ themes was theconflict between democracy andterrorism. He said terrorism flour-ishes when the government fails torespond to the needs of the people.A repressive government encour-ages extremists.

For instance, he pointed out theirony of U.S. demands for democ-racy in Iran, when the CIA engi-neered the overthrow of Iran’sdemocratically elected governmentin 1953 in order to install the cor-rupt, repressive government of theShaw of Iran.

For the next 25 years, the Shaw’s

government imprisoned, torturedand killed anyone opposed to thegovernment, meanwhile assuring aflow of cheap oil to the U.S. With

all moderates crushed, the leader-ship vacuum was filled by religiousextremists when the Shaw finallywas removed from power. All of

this set the stage for the kidnappingof the consulate, the oil crisis and,recently, the threat of nuclear weap-

KOHL: Theradio voiceof Ohlone

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Softballteam wins;now 12-1-1

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The manbehind theegret statue

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By JAMES HEDRAStaff writer

Soon there will be 38 security cameras watching as youpursue your education around the Ohlone campus.

Ohlone’s Buildings and Grounds Department is hard at workinstalling the cameras around the campus, as part of the improve-ment project funded by the $1.5 million bond issue passed byFremont voters three years ago.

Paula Bray, assistant director of Facilities, working withSteve Fajardo, Chief of Police, are installing the cameras allaround campus, including parking lots and major public pedes-trian areas. Most of the cameras are fixed, while five can pan andtilt. All of the cameras are being placed in outdoor locations, to

Grad to mentor Berkeley transfers Security cameras installedBy OLIVIA SPERANZAOpinion editor

When she left Ohlone more than15 years ago, Annette Abbott starteddown a long adventurous path thathas led through Hong Kong andmost of the Pacific Rim, and now iscurving back to Ohlone.

After working 15 years living inHong Kong and working in mar-keting for Nature magazine, she isback in California, attending UCBerkeley, and offering her servicesas a mentor to Ohlone students.

She is part of the Starting Point

Mentorship Program, which pro-vides transfer students the opportu-nity to gain knowledge and answerimportant questions about continu-ing their education at UC Berkeley.

For those who may doubt theirability to get accepted or lack theinformation they need to get started,this program is suited to cater tothose needs. Ohlone students willwork with a mentor from UC Ber-keley, such as Abbott, to enable asupport system that will help themon the road to academic success.

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CAMPUS COMMENT > > >

“Yes, people should havefreedom of speech.”

“Yes.”

Should newspapers be allowed to be

RACHELSHERMAN

English Instructor“I think it should be controlled to a

degree, alot of information is comingout that isn't accurate anymore.”

OPINION

MICHAELSTEFFECK

Chemistry

GABRIELEQUILLMANUndecided

MARJANJPRIZADA

Pre-law

KAMRANARABITheater

“No, newspapers could bring upconflicts with the government.”

“Sure, why not? I believe in nogovernment censorship.”

published without government approval?

By JESSICA LOSEEStaff writer

An article in USA Today statedthat a poll of 112,003 high schoolstudents found that 36 percent ofthe students feel that the govern-ment should approve newspaperstories before being published.

Just to refresh your memory, thefirst amendment states, “Congressshall make no law respecting anestablishment of religion, or pro-hibiting the free exercise thereof;or abridging the freedom of speech,or of the press; or the right of the

Give me my freedom of speech or give me death.people peaceably to assemble, andto petition the government for aredress of grievances.”

It amazes me that people arewilling to have the government re-vert back to oppressive standards,which were felt by our ancestorswhen the British were still in con-trol of our colonies.

The call for more control overwhat people can say and do hasbeen recently renewed since theevents of September 11. These free-doms, which were previously con-sidered natural, have been with-ered under reforming bills passed

by congress. Including the infa-mous Patriot Act, and the PatriotAct II. Something is obviouslywrong when a nation is so paranoidof terrorism that airlines must searchpassengers’ shoes for potentialweapons, including plastic knivesand one-inch-long Swiss Armyblades.

Yet, even with the threat ofother terrorist attacks, there is noreason for people to ask for theuniversal freedom of speech tobe discarded. If some do, they aredenying the foundation on whichour fair nation was built. And

frankly, I won’t stand for it. I’drather move to a deserted islandand have a volleyball as my onlyfriend.

There is no doubt that most ofthe nation doesn’t understand therights they inherit as citizens ofthis nation and if it were up tothem, all published works wouldbe threatened.

Without freedom of speech, Iwould not be able to write thepreceding statements, nor anyother considerably analytical orconfrontational sentiments. Yetnewspapers would only be the

beginning. Before anyone real-ized it, the government wouldhave controversial books, suchas Mark Twain’s HuckleberryFinn, burned for its portrayal ofHuckleberry’s friend Jim, who isalso a slave.

In the end, asking for limita-tions on our freedom of speechwould ultimately result in thecomplete downfall of our rela-tively free society as a whole.Not only would we lack the free-dom of speech, but also all of ourbasic freedoms as listed in theConstitution.

Newsflash: attacking Bush doesn’t matter anymoreBy FRANKIE ADDIEGOStaff writer

On Monday morning, I wokeup to read that a tape had sur-faced with President George W.Bush admitting that he used ille-gal substances as a lad. Eeek!Horrors! Drugs are a vile thing tobe abhorred by society, andpeople who believe in them don’tbelieve in themselves. But we allknow what’s coming.

They’re all going to talk about

how horrible it is that our presi-dent was a “drug addict” (whetheror not he was ever “addicted”)and that someone so morally de-funct leading our country is justawful.

For what it’s worth, and thatmay not be much, I’m here to justask the Left if it’s really neces-sary. I mean, he’s in his secondterm, so it’s not like he can loseanother election. If Bush getsimpeached, the only person inthe universe that the Left hatesmore than Bush is Dick Cheney,,who will then become the Presi-

dent. Ultimately, really, is thereany point in going out of yourway to hate someone? Moreimportantly, is it really the “lib-eral” thing to do?

First, isn’t one of the Left’sdeepest beliefs that a man canchange? It used to be the case.After all, isn’t that why so manyon the left oppose the death pen-alty? By all accounts, Bush hasdramatically changed his ways.

Secondly, don’t liberals oftencomplain about how we’re losingall of our privacy? Many a lib-eral professor has complained

before his or her class about theintrusive nature of cameras at traf-fic lights, the use of the Internetto pirate credit card numbers, andthe fact that our government cannow find out what library bookswe’ve checked out. Yet, here’s aman whose friend (by the nameof Wead, by the way) tape re-corded him and went on to use itto some book about him. Do Ireally need to explain the problemthere? Now some liberals, right orwrong, feel that Bush is personallyresponsible for some of our sup-posed loss of privacy. That’s a

topic for another time, but evenif you have come to that con-clusion, do two wrongs make aright? In other words, shouldn’tthe privacy police be up in armsover this?

This controversy does actu-ally seem to have petered outwithin a short period of time.However, there are still thosewho think that what Bush didwas utterly inexcusable. I im-plore them to ask themselveswhat they would do if it wassomebody they didn’t hate in-herently.

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ons by the Iranian government.Zunes said freedom and democ-

racy in the Middle East hasn’t beensupported in the past by the Ameri-can government.

Terrorism, Zunes stated, is bornwhen people are oppressed anddemocracy is denied. “We arecreating terrorists faster than wecan kill them,” he said. With mili-tants actively being supported bythe U.S. government, Zunes ques-tioned how clear America is reallybeing with its intentions.

Afghanistan has major health

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LETTERS

EDITOR:

If Ohlone police officers are allowed tocarry guns on campus, how will the campuscommunity and/or atmosphere be affected?

Nowadays, many colleges are arguingabout the campus police and what kind ofsteps should they take to fulfill the policerequirements and Ohlone is one of them.

It is really easy to get guns and drugs andit’s getting hard for our police department tocontrol it. Especially in colleges, where wenever know if any of the students are carry-ing guns.

In this kind of situation, if somethinghappens, it will be really hard for the campuspolice to control it because they will not haveanything that will help them get in control.So, the Ohlone campus police would beallowed to carry guns because they are ex-actly as the other police officers and they are

EDITOR:

Outfitting Ohlone guards with firearmswill be a big mistake.

First of all, it will affect the atmosphere oncampus, creating an unpleasant environmentfor students and teachers.

Surrounded by guards with concealedweapons, students will not feel any safer, butrather more uncomfortable. After all, Ohloneis not a prison.

What is the purpose of outfitting guardswith firearms? Are they going to shoot downstudents who refuse to pay their parkingtickets? We hope not, but in a stressfulsituation, anything can occur.

For example, an Ohlone guard and a stu-dent get into an argument that leads to ashoving match. As the tension continues toarise, the guard reaches for his gun. As aresult, the student will be shot. In some

English class offers views on gun controversyhere to protect us and the environment.

They should be allowed to carry guns oncampus but with some restrictions, includingthat they will take the gun out only if it’snecessary or when it’s hard to control thesituation.

It might will affect the students such asthey will not fight any more because theyknow that the cops are there and none of thegang fights will happen and all the studentswill feel secure because the police are armed.

If Ohlone police don’t have guns andsomething happens, maybe it will end uptaking someone’s life. Ohlone police shouldcarry guns so that every parent will feelsecure that their children are going to study,not fight , or get involved in some violation,or die.

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situations, if not the guard, the student willgrab the gun and shoot the officer.

If the guard didn’t carry a firearm, suchterrible accidents wouldn’t happen. Having agun within reach will provoke guards to useit in any situation.

Instead, they should first try to solvethe problem without using weapons. Ifthe Ohlone officer encounters a moredifficult situation, then he can call forassistance.

Allowing police officers to carry guns oncampus would only create more problems,because, as we all know, “violence begetsviolence.”

Ohlone guards should not be allowed tocarry guns on campus. It will only bringmore harm than good.

YULIANA JOHNSONEnglish 151B/Ms. Virgil

problems such as polio and tuber-culosis, but security is so poor thatvolunteer medical personnel suchas Doctors Without Borders had toevacuate in fear of their own secu-rity. Working conditions are nolonger safe and the doctors cannotperform properly.

Safety was a topic that Zunestouched upon often when talkingabout Afghanistan. “It is not safethere,” he said. “Women are op-pressed and fear being rape, kid-napped or killed if they leave theirhomes. Opium growers are beinggiven government protection and

warlords are running the majorityof the country.”

Zunes said that 10,000 unneces-sary deaths in Iraq were due to awar declared under false pretenses.The Bush administration used thesearch for weapons of mass de-struction as a justification for thewar, yet Bush officials have admit-ted that weapons of mass destruc-tion were never recovered from Iraq.And yet America is still occupyingthat country.

Zunes spoke for nearly an hourand then had time to answer onlyfour questions. Several people were

still waiting to ask questions whenTreadway, brought the session toan end.

Afterward, Zunes signed copiesof his book, Tinderbox - U.S. MiddleEast Policy and the Roots of Ter-rorism. There was a line of peopleasking questions and discussingamong themselves what Zuneshad said in his speech. He an-swered questions of those who werecut short for time earlier.

One med student thanked Zunesfor addressing issues that he said,“we cannot bring up.” He said theFBI pulled out a classmate of his

for speaking out against the war.Ohlone professor Dr. JeffreyWatanabe asked if Zunes thoughtAmerica would have declared waron “Iraq if they were not the secondlargest oil country in the world?”Zunes responded, “My short an-swer is, no.” When asked why henever brought up oil in his talk,Zunes replied, “There was no timeto go into speculation.” Zunes saidthat by controlling the tap, Americahas leverage with oil.

The next World Forum is sched-uled for April 6. The topic will beChina, U.S and the global economy.

Donation from NUMMI

Rhonda Rigenhagen, left, assistant manager of Community Relationsfor New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., gives Ohlone Police ChiefSteve Fajardo a check for $5,000 for emergency response activity atOhlone. At right is Dr. Josephine Ong-Hawkins, director of theOhlone College Foundation.

Photo by Charlie Hebison

Securitycamerasgoing inkeep watch on the parking lots, theQuad, outside of Building One, andmany other locations.

The work that is currently beingdone is setting in the wiring, andworking in and around the build-ings to get the setup finished for thecameras to arrive. The cameras areweather resistant, equipped withfire resistant wiring.

Images from all the cameras willfeed into police headquarters inBuilding 20. When the wireless net-work for the school is finished thecameras may be remotely accessedvia laptop in patrol vehicles.

The bid for the program was$296,874.

The Student MathLeague will meet for thenational competitive examthis Friday, March 4, from3 to 4 p.m. (and again from4 to 5 p.m.) in Room 2133.

The best way to prepareis to study every problemfrom the last exam. Copiescan be found in the MathLearning Center, with so-lutions. Contact Math In-structor Geoff Hirsch forfurther information, at Ext.6247.

UC Berkeley and wants to, “giveback to both Berkeley and OhloneCollege.” She is a former Ohlonestudent who, at one point, doubtedif she had what it took to walk thehalls of UC Berkeley as a student.

Abbott lived in Hong Kong for15 years where she started up alingerie company. She then movedon to working for Nature magazineas a marketing and ad manager inSoutheast Asia. Nature eventuallysent her to Australia, where shelived for five years. Following herheart and the man she fell in lovewith, Abbott finally moved to Fre-mont and found her way to Ohlone,where she discovered her UC po-tential through the encouragementof a UC Berkeley mentor.

Starting Point Mentorship Pro-gram, “demystifies the whole ex-perience of transferring,” Abbottsaid. Abbott said she wants to pro-vide transfer information to stu-dents that orientation doesn’t nec-essarily cover – areas such as livingarrangements, campus environ-ment and what it takes to apply.

“This is a little service that I liketo take part in,” Abbott said.

If you are interested in signingup, go to the Transfer and CareerServices in Building 1, Room 1405A.Scheduling is flexible and you caneven acquire information via email.This program also is a bonus on yourapplication to UC Berkeley.

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By JESSICA LOSEEStaff writer

Video submissions for the Fourth Annual OhloneCollege Film, Video, and Multimedia Festival will beaccepted until Friday, May 6.

The festival, set May 21, is open to independentfilmmakers from the Bay Area.

Categories for the festival include Short Film, Ani-mation, Advertisement, Music Videos, and a specialcategory for High School student entries.

Film festival deadline May 6The film must be an original work, no longer than 15

minutes, and in DVD, DV, or VHS format.The festival was started in 2002 and is sponsored by

the Fine and Performing Arts Program. It was createdto provide a forum for students to share their work.

According to Gary Kauf, head of the TelevisionDepartment, the festival received 75 entries last year;he expects even more this year. This is partially due tothe fact that the date for the festival has been pushedback to allow students who have finished films inclasses to submit them.

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TonyC.Yang

on Jan. 31

KOHL: The radio voice of Ohlone

Huda Shreim delivers an hourly traffic report.Photo by Sean Crawford

By BRITNEY BINDELstaff writer

The world of Ohlone’s 89.3KOHL radio station is far moreintense than most students realize.

Not just a simple class takenonly for credit, most students aresurprised by the amount of home-work required each night for “class;”granted, this homework is check-ing the latest sports scores, gossipof Hollywood, and fly news of Fre-mont and our nation’s affairs.

Apart from homework, mucheffort is given by the professors ofthe radio broadcasting departmentto teach students how to run a de-tailed system.

As much as radio is about the artof music, Ohlone director of radiooperations, Robert Dochterman,said “You can’t mistake [radio] forart because at the end of the day,people have to get paid.”

Dochterman relates radio as acommerce and runs the station assuch, giving students an opportu-nity to learn the expertise of radio ina professional, yet lab setting.

The station itself is licensed as anon-commercial, educational op-eration system. Hence, it is posi-tioned as an alternative radio sta-tion, as opposed to a commercialstation. This explains why com-mercials are never to be heard onKOHL.

Instead, there are public serviceannouncements, also referred to as“spots”, wherein disk jockeys plugexposure for the stations donorsand supporters. Also, the non-profitorganization aspect of the station

along with the absence of real com-mercials are characteristic of non-commercial radio.

Typically, alternative radio em-bodies the idea of a grooving d.j.spontaneously playing live selec-tions and independently chattingabout his day and interesting news.At Ohlone’s radio station, how-ever, more than just a radio person-ality and playlists are developed.

Because of the professional set-ting, over 300 former Ohlone stu-dents of the radio broadcasting pro-gram are on a list of successfulradio program directors and discjockeys. These up and coming pro-fessionals are taught by teachingstaff who are also employed byother radio stations. In fact, someof the teachers own their own sta-tions together throughout the BayArea. Dochterman said that thechallenge is teaching the profes-sional how to teach his expertise.

According to the list of over 300success stories, the professors areon the right track. A professionalradio lab setting entails teachingstudents how to multi-task. A DJwho can run the production aspect,create and maintain a notable per-sonality, and do little details suchas doing his own pre-recordedvoice tracks, is a much soughtafter person. The radio broad-casting department “makes stu-dents professionals when theyleave,” according to Dochterman.

The basics of format, properidentification of the radio sta-tion, using continuing phrases(“This is Joe Blue at 89.3 KOHL)are taught during the first few

weeks. Then, the incorporationof audience interaction via tele-phone is taught.

The importance of knowing thetargeted audience is stressed.(KOHL targets men and womenbetween the ages of 18-34.) Fol-lowing audience awareness islearning to give the entertainment,or news. The voice must be trained

to not sound as though it is read-ing from a script, but a personal-ity must be developed, instead.The conversation, as a resultsounds natural.

One trick of the trade that isused by many radio stations, in-cluding KOHL, is voice tracks.Although the station tries liveproducing as much as possible,emergencies arise as does the de-mand for other priorities, such asdetermining future playlists.

Again, multi-tasking is greatlyesteemed in the industry. It is forthese reasons that software is usedthat allows the program to bescheduled one to two days in ad-vance. It also allows the broad-caster to input his spoken parts antime them accordingly.

Previous recorded conversa-tions from listeners are also usu-ally recorded and edited. All ofthis engineering is accomplishedto sound as if it is a one manshow.

Students are able to leaveOhlone with their expertise inhand. An air check record, or

recorded air time, along with aresume, is handed to radio stationoperation directors.

As previously noted, the 300plus success stories of Ohlone’sradio broadcasting program arespeaking for themselves acrossthe air waves of the Bay Area.

“I’d like to thank the Acad-emy...”

“And my agent and publi-cist...”

“And my beautiful wife andkids...”

And so went the Oscars Sundaynight in Hollywood, where theatmosphere was thick withplatitudes and tears. ClintEastwood, in his 25th directorialeffort, gets another knockout punchat the box office with “MillionDollar Baby.” After the awards, hesaid he was going to get a “beer atDenny’s.” What a guy.

Disappointed losers drankaway their sorrows at fancyparties, while winners, likeMorgan Freeman, won a Support-ing Actor award in “MillionDollar Baby.”

But I want to congratulate notthe winners, who have enoughoptimism and serotonin to lastthem until their next botoxinjection, but the losers, whoshowed up in their fanciest dressesand duds, in case – just in case –they beat the 1-to-5 odds to go upon stage and thank everyone whoever meant anything to them. Theylost, and though some of them hidtheir disappointment well (theyARE actors, you know), I’m surethey’re crying inside.

Take Annette Bening, forinstance, having been nominatedfive times for the gold-platednaked statue, you’d think she’dhave a shot this time; it was abouttime she won.

But no, as fate (and theAcademy) would have it, HillarySwank, who won in 1999 for“Boys Don’t Cry,” won again foran eerily similar but at the sametime radically different role as atomboyish female boxer in“Million Dollar Baby.” Paradoxi-cally, she gained nearly 20pounds for the role, somethingyou don’t see very often inHollywood.

And how about Jamie Foxx? Iremember him on “In LivingColor.” He was dressed in drag,but he was funny. With hisspectacular performance in“Collateral” and the phenomenaltribute to the musical legendhimself in “Ray,” Foxx hasearned that extra “X” in his name,and he loves his grandma, too.

Just between you and me, theidea of two African-Americanactors winning both male actingawards during Black HistoryMonth (February) is both fittingand proper. Freeman and Foxxnow hold the torch of talentformerly held by Denzel andSidney.

I stand in awe of the power ofthe silver screen and its ability tocapture our imagination, ourhearts, and ultimately, our $10.

The movies have the power todistract us from the worries ofeveryday life and tell stories ofour lives and our human condi-tion. And that’s a winningcombination.

JJ Amaya, who has been with KOHL for over 25 years, uses the high-techequipment in the studio to deliver music.

Photo by Daniel Kwan

Everybodyloves Oscar

Ohlone bird repeller screeching ceasesBy JAMES HENDRAStaff writer

The first thing most studentsnotice while trying to concentrateon their test, or lecture, is when theannoying noise of the Bird Repel-ler, blaring in their ears.

Many students have complainedagainst the annoying noise gener-ated by the resonating device, asnoted by Barbara Tull, representa-tive to the Faculty Senate.

Complaints filed are similar toclass disruptions, relentless distrac-tions, down to just plain annoying.

This irritating contraption iscalled, Bird Repellers, multi-set-ting devices that produce birdcalls to prevent certain types ofbirds from nesting and makinghomes on campus.

These birds present a health risk,as there is certain bacterium that isharmful to people, as well as makinga general nuisance. This solution,presented by Building and Grounds,has been in place since last Novem-ber, when their research showed thiswas the most cost-effective solution.The same device is also employedby BART, the same week as Ohlone.

Costing the school a mere $768,right out of the Buildings and Groundsbudget, this device has been provendistracting at the very least.

Currently, the devices have beenshut off because of the mountingcomplaints of disruptions while tak-ing tests and while trying to learn inthe lecture halls.

In the weeks ahead, an e-mail willbe sent out to staff notifying them thatthey will resume service of the de-vices and try sporadic, various set-tings and times to attempt to find abalance between nuisance and sav-ior. They are also going to ensure

Ohlone that the devices will be offduring midterms and finals.

They are going to try setting thedevices on different frequencies,pitches, and times. Also, the devicehas several settings that allow fordifferent birds. Buildings andGrounds are planning to try a varietyof these, over the next few weeks, tosee what works best.

Along with the Bird Repellers,Buildings and Grounds has donesome fencing and some protectivemeasures to ensure the exposedequipment does not get birds roost-ing on or near the materials.

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By MEENU KAUSHALStaff writer

Donna Ireland, Ohlone’s seniorHuman Resources specialist, at-tended the dedication of the JohnMuir California State Quarter onFeb. 9 at the University of the Pa-cific.

Ireland was invited to the eventbecause of her long-time interest inthe early history of California andthe western territories, especiallythe colorful frontier explorersknown as “Mountain Men,” such asJedediah Smith.

The new California quarter-dol-lar features on its backside JohnMuir,who was a naturalist andconservationalist. He stands admir-ing Half Dome of Yosemite Valley.The coin also features a Californiacondor, which can have a wingspanof nine feet.

The coin features Muir, as heliked Yosemite and called it “a placeto rest, a refuge” from the world.“He laid the foundation of conser-

vation programs with Presi-dent TheodoreRoosevelt, whovisited Muirin 1903 inYosemite,”Irelandsaid.

Sheshowedt h ec o i nt h a ta l s ob e a r sthe inscrip-tions “Cali-fornia,” “JohnMuir,” “YosemiteValley” and “1850.”Muir founded the Sierra Club foughtmany battles to protect Yosemiteand the Sierra Nevada.

Ireland said that the condor findsits place on the coin because it hasrepopulated successfully afternearly becoming extinct. The coindedication ceremony was hosted

by John Muir Center for En-vironmental Studies,

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taries Harold Wood, chairman ofthe Sierra Club Education Commit-tee and Le Conte Memorial LodgeCommittee and 15 descendants ofMuir,” Ireland said. She received asouvenir of the coin.

“The design of the coin was cho-sen out of the 8,000 design entries,”

she said. Ireland, who personallyfinds Yosemite one on the mostbeautiful natural places.

“We got to vote online few yearsago, for this coin. I had voted forthis design,” she said.

Coin concept designers Garrettand Michelle Burke gave presenta-tions on the coin. Garrett spokeabout the coin and showed a slidepresentation and pictures of the coin,Ireland said.

“After he completed the design-ing, the coin goes to U.S. Mint atPhiladelphia and Denver where itwas sculpted and engraved by DonEverhart,” she said.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerintroduced the coin with U. S. MintDirector Henrietta Holsman Foreand First Lady Maria Shriver at theCalifornia State History Museumon Jan. 31.

To see an image of the new coin,go to:

http://www.usmint.gov/press-r o o m / i n d e x . c f m ? a c t i o n =Photo#SQ2005

Ireland attends dedication of new coin

MarkMcCord

Historically, war had been anup close and personal series ofconfrontations. Men literally meton the battlefield and foughthand-to-hand. Throughout historysoldiers carried spears, knives,shields, axes; and then later guns,grenades and all other modernday weaponry. Now the Depart-ment of Defense wants to employrobotic soldiers.

Sounds like something out of ascience fiction book, but it's true.According to a recent New YorkTimes report, “They don’t gethungry,” said Gordon Johnson,Pentagon’s Joint Forces Com-mand. “They’re not afraid. Theydon’t forget their orders. Theydon’t care if the guy next to themhas just been shot. Will they do abetter job than humans? Yes.”

This is a scary development, asif lobbing bombs from hundredsof miles away wasn’t impersonalenough, here comes a robot to doa human’s job. Machines can bemore efficient than humans, butwar is a personal engagement.After all, combat encompasses allmatter of human emotions: rage,greed, fear, lust, control, hate,love, those are some of theemotions that human beings takewith them into battle.

For a generation, raised almostfrom the cradle with the kinds oftechnological advancements thatwould leave a dictator likeAlexander literally in shock andawe, the real expense of humancapital, as far as war is concerned,hasn’t really hit home yet. Thisgeneration has been desensitizedto the horrors of war by videogames, where soldiers are killedand areas are won, while compa-nies like EA Games make afortune mass marketing warsimulators to a generation that hasnever been exposed to theugliness of battle.

As a child I remember theVietnam veterans coming home.They were young men, many ofthem fresh from combat, ondisplay with their green Armyfatigue jackets for all to see. Manyof them carried battle scars likemissing limbs or plates in theirheads. The ones who didn’t carryphysical scars were scarredmentally. I’ll never forget this guynamed Mustard. One night heflipped out, scaring everyone in theneighborhood. Later, I found outhe had a flashback, a term I wouldhear many times growing up.

It was that real exposure topeople who had been to war thathelped to sensitize me to theugliness of combat. When thiscurrent conflict started, I wasamazed to hear people come out infavor of going over there, only ifthere would be low casualties “onour side” and a quick resolution.The terrorists must be shaking theirheads in disgust, for we are amighty nation of people that havelost the courage to truly fight anup-close and personal war.

Jon Degallier, maker of the Great Egret statue, puts his creation back to-gether once again.

Photo by Inez Black

Dance company has roots in OhloneBy MEENU KAUSHALStaff Writer

One year after its opening inmid-April last year, the Bliss Dancecompany has come a long way andhas an upcoming production in July2005.

The company strives to supportwomen’s health issues through theart of performance dance. It is avolunteer-based organization of tal-ented and devoted women. A fu-sion of diverse disciplines of danceand cultural backgrounds enable usto touch our community with thepassion that comes from our lifeexperiences.

Assistant Artistic Director Jana

Morris said, “Our mission is chore-ography and themes of productionthat revolve around women’s health.So all the performers are girls. Ourshow coming up in July, called“Wholeness,” focusses on depres-sion in women. But we are notlimited to that, it is just the area weare focussing on right now.”

The company is new and in itsinitial stages, but Morris has beentrying to make Bliss a resident dancecompany. Working with her areArtistic Director Cassie Begley; andJanel Tomblin-Brown, director ofdance in the Theatre and DanceDepartment.

“Wholeness” is scheduled onJuly 1 and 2. “We will be perform-

ing in the main gallery in Somarts,San Francisco,” said Morris. “ Tick-ets will be available online. Stu-dents can make reservations onlineat www.blissdance. com.”

“We have collaborated with thephotographers. Our work will bedisplayed during the show. Photog-raphy has a lot to do with dancemovements and its themes,” shesaid.

“Earlier we had ‘Works inProgress’ on Feb. 19 in the campusdance studio. We presented piecesthat will be part of the show. Wehad a question and answer sessionafter the show. We got a good feed-back,” she said.

According to Tomblin-Brown,

“All of our group of dancers, exceptone came from the dance programhere at Ohlone. I feel very inspiredand proud to see their intent to fa-cilitate growth of dance companyand share it with the theatre com-pany.”

“They decided that they are go-ing to work at it, it is their determi-nation and that makes me proud. Ijust supported them,” Brown said.

For more information about thecompany or about its upcomingproduction in July 2005, pleasecontact Cassie Begley, Artistic Di-rector, at 510-303-0971 or emailinfo@blissdance.com. Or contactJana Morris at (510) 659-6000, Ext.5242.

By TONY C. YANGLayout editor

Unlike most computer whizzes,Jon Degallier also loves nature. Heis the person behind the “Egret,” alife-size clay model of the latewinged creature that frequentedOhlone’s pond.

“It’s a tribute,” Degallier said. “Ithought it was fitting.”

The three-year instructor hasbeen feeding the goldfish in thepond for some time, according toone of his students, MoitreyeeChowdhury.

“He’s kind of shy,” she said.“The [egret] ate the fish, got fat, andcouldn’t fly. That’s when it crashedinto the window.” In a way,Degallier felt sorry for his tenuousrole in the incident, and felt heought to “honor” the great Ohloneegret.

“I’ve always wanted to work withclay,” Degallier said. “Now I’mdoing it for a good cause.” Unliketypical outdoor statues, it is madeentirely of clay and has no internalsupport – yet it has weathered therecent storms.

Students and faculty alikeseemed surprised at the egret’s “re-appearance” on campus.

Chowdhury said, “It’s got shapeand grace.”

Army of futuremay be robots

Degallier is behind the egret tribute

NEWS6 MONITOR March 3, 2005

OHLONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION

(EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2004)POLICY: OHLONE COLLEGE IS A DESIGNATED SMOKE FREE COLLEGE.REGULATION: SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN ALL COLLEGE VEHICHLES, BUILDINGS, INDOOR AND OUTDOORFACILITIES, HANDICAPPED PARKING AND ALL OPEN AREAS EXCEPT FOR GENERAL USE PARKING LOTS.THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO ALL PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE OHLONECOMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.SMOKING CESSATIONFor those interested in smoking cessation, please visit the Student Health Center. We are available to help you formulate

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Photo by Shari WargoGita Marie Nownejad, left, artist representative and Shirley Saxony, artaficionado discuss the painting ‘Nude in Silhoutte Mandala’ (famous forhaving appeared in the Vagina Monologues) at the Louie Meager ArtGallery during a reception for Nownejad Wednesday night.

Brown Bag seminar rescheduledBy JESSICA LOSEEStaff writer

An upcoming Brown Bag chemistry seminar hasbeen moved from Friday, March 4 to Friday, March11, and will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at Ohlone.Chemistry Professor, James Klent, will conduct theseminar.

Klent began teaching chemistry at Ohlone in 1967and retired this year.

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By CLIFTON DER BINGStaff writer

Ever dream of seeing yourself with your car in a feature film? If so,then this may interest you Beau Bonneau Casting is looking for extras andcertain cars to be used in the background of the feature film RENT, whichwill be shooting in San Francisco in late March through mid-June.

Based on the hit stage musical, RENT’s production is seeking extraswho can represent the artsy bohemian or punk rocker look, particularly ofthe late 1980’s New York scene. The cars must be made between 1975to 1995 and not be too “moderneized”. The vehicles must run well andcannot be red or white or a convertible. If selected as an extra, you willearn $68 for up to eight hours with overtime pay accordingly. If yourvehicle is selected as well, you will receive an addition flat fee of $35.

For more information, visit their website atwww.beaubonneaucasting.com. Applicants must be at least 18 years oldand have a valid driver’s license. All submissions with photos must bereceived by March 7.

Extras needed forproduction of ‘Rent’

By RANDALL WOOStaff writer

The library has a new addition of old classics to its shelves. Ohlone’slibrary is now home to “The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare.” Thismassive collection of Shakespeare’s work contains the unabridged textsof 38 plays in a 98-disc CD set.

This project took over five years to complete and utilizes the talents ofalmost 400 actors; many of whom have experience as members of theRoyal Shakespeare Company. Shakespeare’s plays come to life withsound effects and an original score. With a price tag of $600, the set wasoriginally more than the library could afford, but thanks to a grant fromthe ASOC the library was able to purchase the set.

This is the first time all of Shakespeare’s plays have been available onCD in a complete set. Ohlone librarian K.G. Greenstein said that “Itseemed like something unusual and unique to add the collection.” The setwill be on display in the library for the rest of the semester.

Shakespeare playsavailable on CDs

the Associated Student of Ohlone College (ASOC)and is sponsored by the Math, Science and TechnologyDivision.

All students, faculty and staff are invited to theseminar, which is free and includes a 15-minute periodfor audience questions.

The lecture will be held in Room 3201 and will takean hour. Refreshments will be served. For more infor-mation, contact Yvette Niccolls atyniccolls@ohlone.edu or go to Ohlone’s websitewww.ohlone.edu.

CAMPUS EVENTSMarch 3, 2005 MONITOR 7

For more informationon Jobs & Intern-

ships visit Transfer &Career Services in

Building 1, 4th Floor,Room 1405A. Hours:Monday - Thursday,9 a.m. to noon and 1

to 3 p.m. ClosedFriday.

JOBS ANDINTERNSHIPS

3 ASOC DominosTournament -- 4 to 6:30p.m. Sign up in Room 1130.Limited spaces available.All participants must be en-rolled in Ohlone College.

4 Chemistry Demon-strations by Jim Klent -- 1to 2 p.m. in Room 3201. Re-freshments will be served.Contact Yvette Niccolls formore information.

9 Board Meeting -- 7p.m. in Child DevelopmentCenter. The Ohlone CollegeBoard of Trustees meets twicea month (second and fourthWednesdays) except June,July, August, November, andDecember. Minutes frommeetings are published afterthey have been approved(which is usually at the fol-lowing meeting).

11 Deadline to Sub-mit Application for Spring2005 Graduation -- The ap-plication for Spring 2005Graduation (AA Degree, ASDegree, or Certificate ofAchievement) is availablefrom and should be submit-ted directly to the Office ofAdmissions and Records ormay be submitted via thestudent's Web Advisor ac-count. Applications re-ceived after the deadline willbe processed for the nextterm.

11 College CouncilMeeting -- 10 a.m. to 12p.m. in Library, Room 1-307(Videoconference Room). AllCollege Council meetings areopen to everyone and publiccomment will be invited atevery meeting. Requests foritems to be placed on theagenda can be presented toDouglas Treadway or Den-nis Keller (Co-Chairs) as wellas brought before the Coun-cil directly at the public com-ment section of our meetings.

12 Super Flea Mar-ket -- 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. inParking Lots E and H. Ad-mission is free and visitorparking is $2 per vehicle.Vendor spaces are $30 or$35 with same day registra-tion. For more informationcontact Elaine Nagel at(510) 659-6285 or emailENagel@ohlone.edu.

30 Board Meeting --7 p.m. in Child Develop-ment Center. The OhloneCollege Board of Trusteesmeets twice a month (secondand fourth Wednesdays) ex-cept June, July, August, No-

MARCH

1 Polar Bears ofManitoba by JulietteHoffman -- 1 to 2 p.m. inRoom 3201. Refreshmentswill be served. ContactYvette Niccolls for more in-formation.

2 ComedySportz -- 8p.m. in the Smith Center.Competitive, improvisa-tional comedy, pitting twoteams of “athlete/comedi-ans” vying for laughs andpoints by playing a vast ar-ray of improvisationalgames. Only one team willwin! A referee mediates theshow (with help from theaudience) and calls fouls onthe teams to keep the showfast-paced and clean. Suit-able for a family audience.Call 510-659-6031 for tick-ets. $25 Adults, $15 Seniors,$10 Youth 12 and Under,$15 Ohlone Students andStaff.

23 The Great GarageSale of 2005 -- 8 a.m. to 2p.m. You qualify if you donot have a Resale Number,you have not sold at a fleamarket more than twice inthe last 12 months, or youare only selling used mer-chandise. If you wish to par-ticipate, contact the fleamarket office. The fee is $25per 2 parking spaces and $5more for a bonus booth.

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vember, and December. Min-utes from meetings are pub-lished after they have beenapproved (which is usually atthe following meeting).

31 Book Discussion -- 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Li-brary, Room 1-307(Videoconference Room).Join us for a discussion ofIvan Turgenev's Fathers andSons. Discussion leaders:Paul Belasky and K.G.Greenstein For more infor-mation go to: http://w w w . o h l o n e . e d u / o r g /bookclub/

Ohlone College SuperFlea Market – Held the sec-ond Saturday of every monthin Parking Lots E and H,

The Monitor invites your com-ments. Letters to the editorshould be 250 words or less andshould include your name andrelationship to Ohlone College.Letters become the property ofthe Monitor, and may be editedfor spelling and length.

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from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nextflea market will be Feb. 12.For more information con-tact Elaine Nagel at (510)659-6285.

Free and Anonymous HIVTesting – Tuesdays from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at the StudentHealth Center, Building 16.No appointment necessary.Results ready in two weeks.No needles; Orasure Methodused. Call (510) 659-6258for more information.

Smith Center Box Office– Open Tuesday throughThursday from 1 to 7 p.m.and Friday and Saturdayfrom 1 to 5 p.m. Ticketsavailable for Smith CenterPresents!, Ohlone Theatreand Dance Department andOhlone Music Departmentperformances. Call (510)659-6031 or visitwww.smithcenterpresents.com

Library Display Cases -Display case two featuresOhlone campus Book Club'sfirst Spring '05 selection isFathers and Sons, by IvanTurgenev. Everyone's in-vited to participate in an in-formal discussion (Marchdate to be announced soon),led by Dr. Paul Belasky,Ohlone Geology Dept. Bookmay be purchased in the li-brary for the bargain priceof $6.50. For more informa-tion about the Book Club,go to http://www.ohlone.edu/org/misc/bookclub/ or call LibrarianK.G. Greenstein at 659-6000x5272. Display case threefeatures updates re. MeasureA bond-related constructionplans for Ohlone CollegeNewark Center for Technol-ogy and Health Sciences aswell as plans for the renova-tion of the Fremont campus.

Gay/Straight Alliance -meets every Thursday inroom SC-116 in the SmithCenter. Meet new friendsand join in our activitiesand rap sessions. Open toall students.

Friday, May 6 has beenset as the deadline for sub-missions to the fourth an-nual Ohlone College Film,Video, and Multimedia Fes-tival. Entries are sought incategories including ShortFilm, Animation, Advertise-ment and Music Videos.Entries must be originalwork no longer than 15 min-utes. The festival is open toall independent filmmakers.Only DVD, DV and VHSformats will be accepted.First submission is free.Each additional entry is $25(make checks payable toOhlone College Smith Cen-ter). Send submissions to:OFVMF/Ohlone CollegeTV Center, 43600 MissionBlvd., Fremont, CA 94539.

Mozart andStrauss atSmith Center

STUDENT HELP - Parttime, $7.50-$8.25 per hour,Max of 20 hours/week inFremont, CA. Must be ableto type 45-50 WPM andpay good attention to de-tail. Job includes word pro-cessing and data entry.#102549280

ASSISTANT - Part time,$500-$1000 per month,20-25 hours per week. InAlameda, CA. Computerskills are a plus. You mustbe good with people. Du-ties include helping pickup artwork from clients aswell as collecting checksfrom clients. #1229374

TELEMARKETER - Parttime, $10 per hour plusbonus, Monday throughThursday from 4 to 7 p.m.in Pleasanton, CA. Youmust be bilingual in Span-ish and English. Job in-cludes callinghomeowners to refinanceor purchase a secondhome. Bonus for everyapplication that turns intoa loan. #1383544

AFTER SCHOOL IN-STRUCTORS - Part time,$20 per hour, Mondaythrough Friday from 3 to 5p.m. in Fremont, CA. Toqualify you must have ex-perience with groups ofkids 8 or more, reliabletransportation, Mandatorytraining, Background clear-ance, Limited part timework, Afternoon availabil-ity - around 2 p.m. We arehiring for our after schoolclub instructor position.Programs are held at el-ementary schools in thearea. We train, give youthe supplies, and curricu-lum to teach a fun afterschool club. #1385344

RECEPTIONIST - Fulltime, $10 per hour plusbenefits after 90 days,Monday through Fridaysfrom 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. inLivermore. Must be a mo-tivated individual with ex-cellent customer service,communication skills, andexceptional phone eti-quette. Additional aptitudeincludes working knowl-edge of MS Office, Excel,and web based UPS sys-tem. This position runs thedaily activities relating tothe front desk, includinganswering incoming calls,greeting clients, preparingshipments, delivering staffmail and packages. Also,this position provides sup-port to the Sales and Ship-ping teams in the day-to-day operations. This in-cludes entering purchaseorders into Excel, creatingand sending order ac-knowledgments to ven-dors. #1380169

By WENDY LAOStaff writer

The number of online classesoffered at Ohlone have grown.

Students are typically attractedto online classes because of theirconvenience and better scheduling.

“It is the most efficient way foreducation. It saves us time since wedon’t have to physically be sittingin the classroom,” student SurriyaKhan said. Student Sara Mirzaadded, “It not only saves us trans-portation time, it saves us time fromthe ‘Ohlone Stairmaster walk.’”

Ohlone College President Dou-glas Treadway said online coursesare popular and “almost fill up im-mediately.” All sorts of studentssign up, “even people from otherparts of the state,” he said.

Most of these online courses aregeneral education, and are transfer-able to four-year universities.

Dr. Treadway believes that onlineclasses can be just as effective astraditional classes.

However, “It seems like somestudents think they’re either goingto be easier, or they don’t havestudy habits to just study indepen-dently. I think that’s sort of thereason why some students don’tcomplete the online classes,” hesaid. “But it’s basically the sametextbook, same lecture and sameinformation you would get other-wise.” Dr. Treadway added that thedropout rate for online classes ishigher than regular classes.

There are also other factors toconsider before signing up for anonline course. For example, someargue that social skills become re-stricted in online classes, where stu-dents don't communicate in person.

“They have the disadvantage ofnot having the regular classroomenvironment for questions and dis-cussions,” Treadway said. “Cer-tainly, face-to-face human interac-tion is very important in society andto [the students’ future] jobs.”

Yet, there are other forms of so-cializing through the Internet.

The options range from groupdiscussions in virtual chat rooms tothreaded discussions on messageboards, Treadway said. “There’sbeen some research on online in-struction that shows that is or can bea social learning experience. Thereis teamwork and collaboration thatoccurs.”

The Ohlone Chamber Orchestraand the Fremont Youth Symphonyunder the direction of Larry Osbornewill present their 5th annual jointconcert Sunday, March 6, startingat 2 p.m. in the Smith Center.

The program will include:• National Emblem March - E.E.

Bagley (1857-1922)• Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare

for brass - R. Strauss (1864-1949)• Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - W.A.

Mozart (1756-1791)•Marche Slave - P.I. Tchaikovsky

(1840-1893)General admission is $10. Tick-

ets are available at the Box Office,For info please call (510) 659-6031

Online classesat Ohlone fill up

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PPOO SSRRTTSSThursday, March 3, 2005

Softball team racks up another win, now 12-1-1

Photo by Taylor Dunn

KristenHiettwaits fora pitchfrom aCityCollege ofSFpitcherduringOhlone’swin onWednes-day.

By STEVENCHAVEZSports editor

Thefinalscore

Raiders collecting MossBy NICK ZAMBRANOStaff writer

When one decides to travel tosomeplace overseas, it’s pretty ob-vious that walking is not an option.Nobody said you couldn’t simulateit though.

This year, members of the OhloneCollege staff and faculty are com-peting in a friendly competition en-titled, “Tallyho to Taizhou.” Thecompetition, which is being super-vised by Ohlone’s own athletictrainer, Chris Warden, is a physicalone. Teams race against one anotherto accumulate the actual amount ofmiles it takes to get from Fremont allthe way to Taizhou, China. The teamswill not really be leaving the coun-try, but are having to exercise to gainmore miles.

Teams can gather miles by par-

ticipating in cardiovascular activi-ties such as running, hiking, bicy-cling or swimming. They can evenlift weights if they choose to. Theteams then enter their informationinto a log and then hand it in toWarden.

Warden, who also acts as thecompetition’s Grand Marshall, thengathers every team’s logs and de-termines what can equal a mile. Forinstance, one mile of swimmingequals three miles, or three miles ofhiking can equal one mile earnedtowards one’s team overall score.

Adding more excitement to thegame, Warden has teamed up withBizarre Travel, for special bonuses.If a player completes a special taskassigned by Bizarre, a certainamount of miles will be added tothat team’s score.

In total, there are 120 people

active in the competiton, whichcomes out to 10 people on 12teams. Among the teams involvedare the Culture Clash, whose teamsaying is, “a team of culturesunited in exercise.” Then thereare last year’s champs, the BeanTeam.

Involved in the challenge isOhlone College President DougTreadway, whose team name is theWhirlwinds. Also participating aresoftball coach Donna Runyon, whois on the Thunderbolts squad andswim coach Gene Kendall who ison the Quiksilver team.

The challenge has been going onsince February 7, and will finish upat the end of April. Check out theAmazing Global Challenge map,which is in Building 1, to keep up todate with who is in the lead and whatis going on with the challenge.

2005 fitness challenge under way

By BRENDEN BLAKEStaff writer

The 2005 Ohlone swim season isunder way for both the women’s andmen’s teams, and thus far both havebeen a success. The women’s teamtook home fourth place out of thirteenteams at the Nor-Cal Relays, alongwith defeating De Anza College inhead to head competition. Meanwhilethe men finished in the middle of thepack at the Nor-Cal relays (sixth outof twelve teams), and also beat DeAnza in a dual meet.

After finishing just fifth out ofseven teams in conference compe-tition last season the women’s teamhas high hopes for 2005, and withgood reason. Erin Morgan has thepotential to qualify for the statemeet in three different races, and

also the ability set numerousschool and conference records.Her strong events are the 100meter Individual Medley, 200meter IM, and the 100 meterbreaststroke. Ashley Kendall islooking to qualify for the statemeet in two events, the 50, and100 meter breaststroke. Alongwith the above mentioned Mor-gan and Kendall , MelissaKleinsasser and Lauren Ashleymake up a very strong relay teamthat hopes to go far in regionaland state competition.

“In addition to those four re-ally good swimmers, we also havean incredible amount of depth onthe team. We have a lot of girlsthat can score points,” said coachGene Kendall. “With all the tal-ent we have this year, we should

defiantly finish as one of the toptwo or three teams in the confer-ence.”

The men’s team is also lookingforward to a solid season afterfinishing fourth in conference lastyear. Led by Sprinter Bill Purta,and middle distance man CaseyCardone the men also have hopesof qualifying for state.

“Most of the men on our teamare primarily water polo players,”said Kendall. “Our main goalsare to get into shape for waterpolo season and improve ourspeed as well. That said, we dohave a lot of guys who can swimreally strong.”

The next meet for both teams isat 2 p.m. on Friday, March 4, atOhlone. Their opponent will beFoothill College.

Swim teams looking strong early on

Ohlone swimmers go through drills on Wednesday in preparation for theirmeet on Friday. Both women and men will take on Foothill College.

Photo by Taylor Dunn

By STEVEN CHAVEZSports editor

The Lady Renegades won anothergame by way of the mercy rule onWednesday, defeating the obviouslyovermatched City College of SanFrancisco by a final of 11-0.

Aggresive baserunning and pow-erful hitting were again the key in-gredients for Ohlone, who forcedCCSF into making six errors whilecollecting eight hits, half of whichwent for extra bases.

Ohlone scored seven runs in thesecond inning, sending 12 batters tothe plate before CCSF could get the

third out of the inning.The Lady Renegades went on to

add the final four runs in the thirdinning, highlighted by Debi Prince’s2 RBI triple to deep left field. Princelater scored on a groundout by KeriMacinsky.

Kristine Beristianos was domi-nant on the mound in a somewhatbrief appearance. Beristianos struckout eight of the nine outs she re-corded in three innings of work, al-lowing only one hit.

Beristianos gave way to AngelinaFranceschini in the fourth inning.

The freshman had a performancenearly as strong, also allowing just

one hit while striking out one in hertwo innings.

Ohlone’s offense was led byMallory Lantz, who was two for twowith 2 RBIs on the day, as well asPrince and Kristine Beristianos whowas one for one with a triple.

Ohlone will take on Chabot Col-lege today in Hayward at 3 p.m.

Their next home game is nextTuesday, March 8, at 3 p.m. againstDe Anza College.

Look for next week’s issue ofthe Monitor for information on the13th Annual March Madness tour-nament to be held in Fremont March12 and 13.

The Oakland Raiders picked upanother top tier pass receiver thisweek, adding superb, yet some-times controversial superstar RandyMoss to their team.

This, along with the multi-yearcontract that was just signed byJerry Porter, gives the Raiders whatcould easily be called the most po-tent 1-2 punch at receiver in yearsfor any team.

Trading for Moss, and giving upso little in the process, was prob-ably the steal of the century as far astrades are concerned (yes, I realizethe century is only 50-monthsyoung).

The Raiders, no strangers to con-troversy or controversial playersdon’t seem to be phased by Moss’past, where he has been everythingfrom a mooner to a quitter (hey,he’s the one that said he didn’t goall-out on every play, so save yourjeers for someone else, alright).

Moss has been elected to fivepro bowls in his seven NFL sea-sons, and is basically accepted asthe best receiver in the NFL. He has90 touchdown catches already,ranking him eighth in the league’shistory. His nine,142 receivingyards ranks him first in league his-tory by players after seven seasons.

I don’t think anyone would doubtMoss’ awesome athletic ability orhis sheer talent for the game. Whatis questioned is his intensity and hisdedication.

There is no question that havingRandy Moss on your offense makesyou instantly better.

As I’ve illustrated, he is a giantthreat on his side of the field andkeeping him in check proves to bea two man job more often than not.

It does strike me as peculiarthough, that they would trade awaydefense for offense when they werethe ranked 30 out of 32 teams inteam defense last season.

Yes, I realize they were ranked17th in offense, but they wereranked 8th in passing offense,and it was because of a weakrushing attack that the passinggame was never able to, literally,take flight.

If the past few years in theNFL has proven anything, it isthat defense truly does win cham-pionships.

It is, of course, one of the oldestsayings in sports. You have all heardit a hundred times. “Offense getsendorsements, defense wins cham-pionships.”

New England, Baltimore andTampa Bay. These are the onlythree teams to win a championshipin the past five years. Each of theseteams had one thing in common; adefense that was either impenetrableor one that at least would not allowan offense to dictate what was go-ing on on the field.

Of course, the defense doesn’talways have to be the best whenyou have an offense that is spec-tacular, i.e. the St. Louis Rams fromthe 1999 season. If this is yourargument for why the Raiders get-ting Moss is the answer to all theirproblems, think again.

The Rams were unique and luckyall at the same time.

The Rams were lucky enough tobe playing in a division and confer-ence that just wasn’t very good.They were therefore able to gethome field advantage throughoutthe NFC playoffs, and then playedin the championship game that wasalso artificial turf.

Their offense, much like India-napolis is now, was built on speedand their advantage on artificialturf was huge.

Offenses are good for fans,they’re good for the league becausethe fans love watching guys likeMoss fly down the sideline and out-leap an inferior cornerback in theendzone for a touchdown.

It gets you excited, it gets meexcited and it gets Nike and Adidasexcited because if that person putshis signature on their contract, ev-eryone gets rich.

What it doesn’t do is win playoffgames.

Look at Moss’ former team, theMinnesota Vikings.

The Vikings have had one of thetop offenses in the league for anumber of years now. They seem tostart every season well, then beginlosing, usually failing to even makethe playoffs.

The reason, it’s easier to adjustto defending a good offense than itis to get past a tough defense. Un-less the Raiders address their de-fensive issues, expect another los-ing season.